Piota
| Piota | |
|---|---|
| Upper course winter view | |
| Location within the SE Piedmont | |
| Location | |
| Country | Italy | 
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Monte Pracaban | 
| • elevation | 948 m (3,110 ft) | 
| Mouth | |
|  • location | Orba at Silvano d'Orba | 
|  • coordinates | 44°40′58″N 8°39′50″E / 44.6827°N 8.6640°E | 
|  • elevation | 196 m (643 ft) | 
| Length | 32.1 km (19.9 mi) | 
| Basin size | 113.34 km2 (43.76 sq mi) | 
| Discharge | |
| • average | 3.4 m3/s (120 cu ft/s) | 
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Orba→ Bormida→ Tanaro→ Po→ Adriatic Sea | 
| Tributaries | |
| • right | Gorzente | 
The Piota is an Apennine torrent in the Province of Alessandria, north-west Italy.